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Gen 45:3 — And Joseph said unto his brethren, I [am] Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

I am Joseph		Mat 14:27; Act 7:13; Act 9:5
for they		Job 4:5; Job 23:15; Zec 12:10; Mat 14:26; Mar 6:50; Luk 5:8; Luk 24:37,38; Rev 1:7
troubled		or, terrified.

Correlating Passages

I am Joseph

	Mat 14:27	But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
	Act 7:13	And at the second [time] Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
	Act 9:5	And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: [it is] hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

for they

	Job 4:5	But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
	Job 23:15	Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
	Zec 12:10	And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for [his] firstborn.
	Mat 14:26	And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
	Mar 6:50	For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.
	Luk 5:8	When Simon Peter saw [it], he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
	Luk 24:37	But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
	Luk 24:38	And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
	Rev 1:7	Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

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